This is a rear-driver with front wheel as large as the rear, though not a single-track machine.
W. H. Hull and J. W. O’Rear. Velocipede. No. 259,853. Patented June 20, 1882.
HULL AND O’REAR SPECIFICATION.
“This invention consists of the construction and arrangement, as hereinafter described, of a vehicle to be propelled and guided by the rider, the driving-power being applied by means of hand-cranks and the guiding being effected by the foot of the operator.
“A represents the hind axle, whereon the two hind wheels, B, are fitted by means of the well-known rose-clutch device C, the frame H, and turned by hand-cranks I, to be worked by the operator, who sits upon the saddle J.
“We have also arms, Y, for the application of the feet of the operator to steer the vehicle, while the lever ranges rearward towards the operator for being conveniently worked by hand.
“The construction is very simple and cheap, and the arrangement is calculated to afford a convenient and easily-operated hand-power vehicle.”
Messrs. Hull and O’Rear find that it is better to steer with the feet and propel the machine by the arms. The rider is peering anxiously forward as though somebody was ahead of him, and he appears rather disconcerted from some cause; which makes us think the picture has been taken from real life.
